DAVIS v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 118.

156 S.E.2d 685 (1967)

271 N.C. 405

T. T. DAVIS and wife, Velma Ann Jones Davis v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil C. Jackson, Jr., Asheville, for plaintiff appellants.

Thomas Wade Bruton, Atty. Gen., Harrison Lewis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Andrew McDaniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gudger & Erwin, Associate Attys., Asheville, for defendant appellee.


SHARP, Justice.

Defendant moved to strike from the complaint and reply the allegations that it had unnecessarily and fraudulently deprived plaintiffs of their property two years before it was required for highway purposes, and that plaintiffs were entitled to compensatory and punitive damages for the loss of its use. This was equivalent to a demurrer to that purported cause of action, and the effect of Judge Martin's order allowing the motion was to sustain the demurrer...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases